# Adding gradient fills?

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**Created:** [December 5, 2010, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-gradient-fills/316904 "2010-12-05T20:43:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 5, 2010, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-gradient-fills/316904/1 "2010-12-05T20:43:12Z")

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Hi,  
i am new to photoshop and i am trying to follow the following link tutorial: [http://www.photoshopstar.com/web-graphics/glossy-navigation-buttons/](http://www.photoshopstar.com/web-graphics/glossy-navigation-buttons/)  
i’m at stage 2, but i don’t know how i can add a gradient fill inside my buttona as the tutorial does not say. When i click on the gradient editor and select 1 of the presets i can’t seem to click on my button shape as it says, ‘Could not use gradient tool because the content of they layer is not directly editable’ so how can i edit it so that it becomes like the color seen that of the tutorial?

or have i done it but not realized it?  
Thanks